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BURN THE NEGATIVE
This new novel is perfect for devotees of smart horror stars like Riley Sager, Stephen Graham Jones, and Grady Hendrix; for fans of horror and slasher films; and for readers who like a touch of supernatural with their psychological suspense.
Some remakes aren't just a bad idea... they're deadly.
Journalist Laura Warren is mid-flight from London to Los Angeles when she learns that the streaming series she's about to report on is a remake of a 1990s horror flick. A cursed '90s horror flick. The one that she starred in - and has been running from her whole life.
As a child actor, Laura was cast as the lead in The Guesthouse. She played Tammy Manners, the little girl with the terrifying gift to tell people how the Needle Man would kill them. But her big break was her last, as eight of her cast and crew mates died in mysterious ways, and the film became infamous - a cult classic of fictional horror that somehow summoned the real thing.
Hoping to move on from all the negative press, Laura changed her name and her accent, dyed her hair, and moved across the Atlantic Ocean. But some scripts don't want to stay buried.
Soon after landing in LA, Laura finds a yellow dress just like the one she wore in the movie. Then the words "She's here" appear scratched into the wall in an actor's trailer. And then people working on the series start dying. It's all happening again, Laura's worst nightmare brought to life, and she finds herself on the run with her sister and a jaded psychic, hoping to find answers - and to stay out of the Needle Man's lethal reach.
An homage to slasher films with a fresh take on the true price of fame, BURN THE NEGATIVE is a twisty thriller best read with the lights on.
Josh Winning is the author of the critically acclaimed The Shadow Glass (Titan, March 2022). He is a senior film writer at Radio Times, has written for Total Film for over a decade, and is the co-host of movie podcast Torn Stubs. During his years as a film journalist, he has been on set with Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy, devoured breakfast with zombies on The Walking Dead, and sat on the Iron Throne on the Dublin set of Game of Thrones. Josh lives in London with his cat Penny and dreams of one day convincing Sigourney Weaver to yell "Goddammit!" at him.
Journalist Laura Warren is mid-flight from London to Los Angeles when she learns that the streaming series she's about to report on is a remake of a 1990s horror flick. A cursed '90s horror flick. The one that she starred in - and has been running from her whole life.
As a child actor, Laura was cast as the lead in The Guesthouse. She played Tammy Manners, the little girl with the terrifying gift to tell people how the Needle Man would kill them. But her big break was her last, as eight of her cast and crew mates died in mysterious ways, and the film became infamous - a cult classic of fictional horror that somehow summoned the real thing.
Hoping to move on from all the negative press, Laura changed her name and her accent, dyed her hair, and moved across the Atlantic Ocean. But some scripts don't want to stay buried.
Soon after landing in LA, Laura finds a yellow dress just like the one she wore in the movie. Then the words "She's here" appear scratched into the wall in an actor's trailer. And then people working on the series start dying. It's all happening again, Laura's worst nightmare brought to life, and she finds herself on the run with her sister and a jaded psychic, hoping to find answers - and to stay out of the Needle Man's lethal reach.
An homage to slasher films with a fresh take on the true price of fame, BURN THE NEGATIVE is a twisty thriller best read with the lights on.
Josh Winning is the author of the critically acclaimed The Shadow Glass (Titan, March 2022). He is a senior film writer at Radio Times, has written for Total Film for over a decade, and is the co-host of movie podcast Torn Stubs. During his years as a film journalist, he has been on set with Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy, devoured breakfast with zombies on The Walking Dead, and sat on the Iron Throne on the Dublin set of Game of Thrones. Josh lives in London with his cat Penny and dreams of one day convincing Sigourney Weaver to yell "Goddammit!" at him.
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